I used a cork as a hull plug for a couple days while waiting for a proper replacement. The local hardware store had a bunch of different sizes of corks.

On a 16 that I used every day for two weeks and kept on the lake shore in front of the house, I quickly tired of trying to unscrew the shackle pin on jib blocks at the tack by hand (painfully and unsuccessfully) or fumbling for pliers, so the shackle was replaced with a carabiner. I kept the carabiner for three more seasons and never had a problem.

Realized I lost a hull cover for an 18 just before shoving off the beach for a weekend race. Cork Guy came to the rescue with a butt-load of duct tape to cover it, and the hull was dry after two days of racing.

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